JP2021036100A - Faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a faucet mounted on an upper surface of a side wall of a bathtub, which is easy to operate from the inside of a bathtub and from an adjacent washing place.SOLUTION: A faucet 1 attached to an upper surface 11a of a side wall 11 of a bathtub 10 adjacent to a washing place S comprises: a body part 3a that mixes and discharges hot water and water; and a temperature control handle 3b and an open/close handle 3c that can rotate around a rotation axis A with respect to the body part 3a. The body part 3a has a columnar shape having a first surface part 3a1 facing the washing place S and a second surface part 3a2 facing the bathtub 10 as side surfaces. A display showing relation between a direction of relative rotation of the temperature control handle 3b with respect to the body part 3a and the temperature of discharged water is present between the temperature control handle 3b and the first surface part 3a1 and between the temperature control handle 3b and the second surface part 3a2, and the display showing the relation between the direction of the relative rotation of the open/close handle 3c with respect to the body part 3a and the amount of the discharged water is present between the open/close handle 3c and the first surface part 3a1 and between the open/close handle 3c and the second surface part 3a2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a faucet. More specifically, the present invention relates to a faucet attached to the upper surface of a side wall of a bathtub.

Conventionally, a faucet attached to the upper surface of a side wall of a bathtub is known (Patent Document 1). The faucet is arranged on the upper surface of the corner portion of the side wall of the bathtub so that it can be operated from inside the bathtub and from the washing place adjacent to the bathtub.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-55028

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, the space for arranging the faucet on the upper surface of the corner portion of the side wall of the bathtub cannot be secured, and the faucet must be arranged on the upper surface of the side wall of the bathtub adjacent to the washing place. In some cases. The faucet has a temperature control handle for discharging water that can rotate with respect to the main body and an opening / closing handle for selecting the discharging port of the discharged water at the left and right ends of the main body. The indication indicating the rotation direction and the action with respect to the part is given. If such a faucet is arranged on the upper surface of the side wall of the bathtub adjacent to the washing place, there is a problem that the above display is difficult to see and operate either when operating each handle from inside the bathtub or when operating each handle from the washing place. there were.

In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a faucet having good operability from the inside of the bathtub and an adjacent washing place in a faucet attached to the upper surface of the side wall of the bathtub.

The first invention of the present invention is a faucet attached to the upper surface of a side wall of a bathtub adjacent to a washing place, with respect to a main body portion for mixing and discharging hot water and water fixed to the upper surface, and the main body portion. It has a temperature control handle that adjusts the temperature of the discharged water that is rotatably attached, and an open / close handle that adjusts the amount of discharged water that is rotatably attached to the main body. The main body portion has a columnar shape having a first surface portion facing the washing place and a second surface portion facing the bathtub as side surfaces and a third surface portion as a bottom surface, and the temperature control handle and the opening / closing handle The temperature control is connected to the third surface portion and is rotatable about a rotation shaft extending substantially parallel to the extension direction of the main body portion, and is between the temperature control handle and the first surface portion and the temperature control. Between the handle and the second surface portion, a display indicating the relationship between the direction of the relative rotation of the temperature control handle with respect to the main body portion and the temperature of the discharged water is provided, and the opening / closing handle and the first surface portion are displayed. Between the surface portions and between the opening / closing handle and the second surface portion, a display indicating the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the opening / closing handle with respect to the main body portion and the amount of discharged water is provided. And.

According to the first invention, the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the temperature control handle with respect to the main body and the temperature of the discharged water between the temperature control handle and the first surface portion and between the temperature control handle and the second surface portion. Is given to indicate. Further, between the opening / closing handle and the first surface portion and between the opening / closing handle and the second surface portion, a display indicating the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the opening / closing handle with respect to the main body portion and the amount of discharged water is provided. .. As a result, when the temperature control handle is rotated with respect to the main body to adjust the temperature of the discharged water, or when the opening / closing handle is rotated to change the amount of discharged water, the bathtub is also displayed from the washing place side. The temperature control handle or the open / close handle can be easily operated from the side of.

In the second aspect of the present invention, in the first invention, the temperature control handle is attached to the third surface portion of one end portion in the extending direction of the main body portion, and the opening / closing handle is attached to the third surface portion in the extending direction of the main body portion. It is characterized in that it is attached to the third surface portion of the other end portion.

According to the second invention, the temperature control handle or the opening / closing handle attached to both ends in the extending direction of the main body can be easily operated from both the washing place side and the bathtub side.

It is a perspective view of the state which attached the faucet which is one Embodiment of this invention to the side wall of a bathtub. It is a front view which looked at the faucet in the said embodiment from the side of a washing place. It is a front view which looked at the faucet in the said embodiment from the side of a bathtub. It is a side view of the faucet in the said embodiment.

The configuration of the faucet 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. In the following description, the description regarding the direction shall be based on the directions of up, down, front, back, left and right shown in each figure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the faucet 1 according to the present embodiment is a hot water mixing faucet attached to the upper surface 11a of the side wall 11 of the bathtub 10 adjacent to the washing place S. The bathtub 10 has a box shape having an opening 10a above, and has a side wall 11 adjacent to the washing place S, a side wall 12 facing the side wall 11, and a side wall 13 connecting the side wall 11 and the side wall 12 with each other at their left and right ends. It has a side wall 14. The side wall 11 has an upper surface 11a extending parallel to the floor surface of the washing place S, and the faucet 1 is attached to the right end side of the upper surface 11a. The side wall 11 corresponds to the "bathtub side wall" in the claims.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the faucet 1 mixes hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 2b and water supplied from the water supply pipe 2a from the lower side of the upper surface 11a through the side wall 11. It has a faucet main body 3 for discharging upward or backward, a curan discharge port 4 attached to the upper part of the faucet main body 3, and a shower discharge port 5 attached to the rear part of the faucet main body 3.

The faucet main body 3 includes a substantially prismatic main body portion 3a extending in the left-right direction, a temperature control handle 3b attached to the left end portion of the main body portion 3a, and an opening / closing handle 3c attached to the right end portion of the main body portion 3a. Has. The main body portion 3a has a first surface portion 3a1 corresponding to a substantially prismatic side surface and facing the washing place S, and a second surface portion 3a2 corresponding to a substantially prismatic side surface and facing the bathtub 10. The upper portion of the second surface portion 3a2 is an R surface portion 3a21 that curves smoothly in a side view. Further, the main body portion 3a has a left third surface portion 3a3 which corresponds to a substantially prismatic bottom surface and is a left surface, and a right third surface portion 3a4 which corresponds to a prismatic bottom surface and is a left surface. The main body portion 3a is in a state in which the lower end portion of the first surface portion 3a1, the lower end portion of the second surface portion 3a2, the lower end portion of the left third surface portion 3a3, and the lower end portion of the right third surface portion 3a4 are in contact with the upper surface 11a of the side wall 11. Is fixed to the side wall 11 with. Here, the left third surface portion 3a3 corresponds to the "third surface portion and the third surface portion of one end portion" of the claims, and the right third surface portion 3a4 corresponds to the "third end portion of the other end portion" of the claims. Corresponds to "face portion, third surface portion".

As shown in FIG. 2, “H”, “−”, and “C” are displayed side by side in the upper left portion of the first surface portion 3a1 from the top. "H" indicates hot and "C" indicates cold. “-” Indicates a standard temperature state between “H” and “C”. In the upper right portion of the first surface portion 3a1, "II", "-", and "nine water droplet marks" are displayed side by side from the top. "II" indicates that the amount of water discharged from the curan discharge port 4 increases as the distance from "-" increases, and "9 water droplet marks" indicate that the longer the distance from "-", the more water is discharged from the shower discharge port 5. Indicates that the amount of water increases. “-” Indicates a state in which water is not discharged from either the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, “C”, “−”, and “H” are displayed side by side from the top on the left side of the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2. "C" indicates cold and "H" indicates hot. “-” Indicates a standard temperature state between “C” and “H”. On the right side of the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2, "nine water droplet marks", "-", and "II" are displayed side by side from the top. "9 water droplet marks" indicate that the amount of water discharged from the shower discharge port 5 increases as the distance from "-" increases, and "II" discharges from the curan discharge port 4 as the distance from "-" increases. Indicates that the amount of water increases. “-” Indicates a state in which water is not discharged from either the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a temperature control handle 3b is attached to the upper part of the left third surface portion 3a3 of the main body portion 3a so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft A extending in the left-right direction. The temperature control handle 3b has a triangular shape when viewed from the side, and in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first surface 3b1 is substantially flush with the first surface portion 3a1 of the main body portion 3a. In FIG. 4, the temperature control handle 3b and the open / close handle 3c shown by the alternate long and short dash line have overlapping outer shapes and are indicated with their signatures.

As shown in FIG. 2, "40" indicating 40 ° C. is displayed at the central portion in the vertical direction on the right end side of the first surface 3b1 of the temperature control handle 3b. In the standard state, the display of "40" is located at a position aligned in the left-right direction with the display of "-" on the left side of the first surface portion 3a1 of the main body portion 3a. At the center of the first surface 3b1 in the left-right direction, a display of "40" and lock buttons 3b11 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. The lock button 3b11 protrudes forward from the first surface 3b1 in the standard state, and in this state, the temperature control handle 3b is locked to rotate with respect to the main body 3a. When the lock button 3b11 is pushed in, the rotation of the temperature control handle 3b is unlocked with respect to the main body 3a. When the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a while the lock button 3b11 is pushed in, the locked button 3b11 is maintained in the pushed state even if the force for pushing the lock button 3b11 is released. When the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "H" of the main body 3a, the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port is rotated according to the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from No. 5 rises above 40 ° C. Further, when the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "C" of the main body 3a, the curan discharge port 4 or the shower is changed according to the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from the discharge port 5 drops below 40 ° C. Then, when the temperature control handle 3b is returned to the standard state position, the lock button 3b11 returns to the original protruding state and the rotation is locked with respect to the main body portion 3a.

The second surface 3b2 of the temperature control handle 3b faces rearward and upward in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the third surface 3b3 of the temperature control handle 3b faces rearward in the standard state shown in FIGS. It is facing downwards. The second surface 3b2 and the third surface 3b3 are smoothly connected by the R surface 3b4. The R surface 3b4 coincides with the R surface 3a21 of the main body 3a in the side view in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. “40” indicating 40 ° C. is displayed on the right end side of the R surface 3b4. When the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "H" of the main body 3a, the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port is rotated according to the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from No. 5 rises above 40 ° C. Further, when the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "C" of the main body 3a, the curan discharge port 4 or the shower is changed according to the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from the discharge port 5 drops below 40 ° C. This is because the positions of "H" and "C" on the R surface portion 3a21 are upside down from the positions of "H" and "C" on the first surface portion 3a1, and the temperature control handle 3b rotates with respect to the main body portion 3a. Because the direction of is not different. Here, the indications of "H", "-", and "C" of the main body 3a and the indication of "40" of the temperature control handle 3b are "relative rotation of the temperature control handle with respect to the main body" in the claims. Corresponds to "a display showing the relationship between the direction of the water and the temperature of the discharged water".

As shown in FIG. 2, "-" is displayed at the central portion in the vertical direction on the left end side of the first surface 3c1 of the opening / closing handle 3c. In the standard state, the display of "-" on the first surface 3c1 of the opening / closing handle 3c is located at a position aligned with the display of "-" on the right side of the first surface 3a1 of the main body 3a in the left-right direction. At this time, water is not discharged from either the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5 of the faucet 1. When the opening / closing handle 3c is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "-" on the opening / closing handle 3c moves in the direction of the display of "II" on the main body 3a, the opening / closing handle 3c is rotated from the curan discharge port 4 according to the amount of movement. The amount of discharged water increases. Further, when the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "-" on the opening / closing handle 3c moves in the direction of the display of the "nine water droplet marks" on the main body 3a, the amount of movement is increased. The amount of water discharged from the shower discharge port 5 increases accordingly. Then, when the opening / closing handle 3c is returned to the standard state position, the water is not discharged from either the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5 of the faucet 1.

The second surface 3c2 of the opening / closing handle 3c faces rearward and upward in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the third surface 3c3 of the opening / closing handle 3c faces rearward and downward in the standard state shown in FIGS. It is suitable. The second surface 3c2 and the third surface 3c3 are smoothly connected by the R surface 3c4. The R surface 3c4 coincides with the R surface 3a21 of the main body 3a in the side view in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. "-" Is displayed on the left end side of the R surface 3c4. When the opening / closing handle 3c is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "-" on the opening / closing handle 3c moves in the direction of the display of "II" on the main body 3a, the opening / closing handle 3c is rotated from the curan discharge port 4 according to the amount of movement. The amount of discharged water increases. Further, when the opening / closing handle 3c is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "-" on the opening / closing handle 3c moves in the direction of the display of the "nine water droplet marks" on the main body 3a, the movement amount is increased. The amount of water discharged from the shower discharge port 5 increases. This is because the positions of "II" and "9 water droplet marks" on the R surface portion 3a21 are upside down from the positions of "II" and "9 water droplet marks" on the first surface portion 3a1. This is because the direction of rotation of the 3c with respect to the main body 3a is not different. Here, the indications of "II", "-", and "nine water droplet marks" on the main body 3a and the indication of "-" on the opening / closing handle 3c are "relative to the opening / closing handle with respect to the main body" in the claims. It corresponds to "a display showing the relationship between the direction of rotation and the amount of discharged water".

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a curan discharge pipe 6 is attached to the curan discharge port 4 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The curan discharge pipe 6 can discharge the water supplied from the curan discharge port 4 of the faucet main body 3 into the washing place S or the bathtub 10. A shower hose connected to a shower (not shown) is attached to the shower discharge port 5.

The present embodiment configured as described above has the following effects. Between the temperature control handle 3b and the first surface portion 3a1 and between the temperature control handle 3b and the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2, the direction of relative rotation of the temperature control handle 3b with respect to the main body portion 3a and the temperature of the discharged water. A display indicating the relationship with is given. Further, between the opening / closing handle 3c and the first surface portion 3a1 and between the opening / closing handle 3c and the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2, the direction of relative rotation of the opening / closing handle 3c with respect to the main body portion 3a and the amount of water to be discharged. Is given to indicate the relationship between. As a result, when the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a to adjust the temperature of the discharged water, or when the opening / closing handle 3c is rotated to change the amount of discharged water, the washing place S The temperature control handle 3b or the opening / closing handle 3c can be easily operated from both the side and the side of the bathtub 10. Further, the temperature control handle 3b is attached to the left third surface portion 3a3 of the left end portion of the main body portion 3a, and the opening / closing handle 3c is attached to the right third surface portion 3a4 of the right end portion of the main body portion 3a. As a result, the temperature control handles 3b or the opening / closing handles 3c attached to both ends in the left-right direction, which is the extending direction of the main body 3a, can be easily operated from both the washing place S side and the bathtub 10 side.

Although the specific embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to their appearance and configuration, and various changes, additions, and deletions can be made without changing the gist of the present invention. For example, the following can be mentioned.

1. 1. In the above embodiment, the amount of water discharged from the curan discharge port 4 and the amount of water discharged from the shower discharge port 5 can be adjusted by rotating the opening / closing handle 3c with respect to the main body 3a. did. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and either the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5 is arranged in the main body 3a, and the amount of water discharged from the curan discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port is adjusted by the opening / closing handle 3c. It may be configured so that any of the adjustment of the amount of water discharged from 5 can be performed.

2. In the above embodiment, the temperature control handle 3b is attached to the left third surface portion 3a3 of the main body portion 3a, and the opening / closing handle 3c is attached to the right third surface portion 3a4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening / closing handle 3c may be attached to the left third surface portion 3a3, the temperature control handle 3b may be attached to the right third surface portion 3a4, or the temperature control may be attached to the left third surface portion 3a3 or the right third surface portion 3a4. The handle 3b and the opening / closing handle 3c may be attached together.

3. 3. In the above embodiment, the main body 3a is configured to have a substantially prismatic shape extending in the left-right direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be columnar as long as it includes a surface portion facing the washing place S and a surface portion facing the bathtub 10.

1 Faucet 3 Faucet body 3a Main body 3a1 First surface 3a2 Second surface 3a21 R surface 3a3 Left third surface (third surface and third surface of one end)
3a4 Right third surface (third surface, third surface at the other end)
3b Temperature control handle 3b1 1st surface 3b2 2nd surface 3b3 3rd surface 3b4 R surface 3c Open / close handle 3c1 1st surface 3c2 2nd surface 3c3 3rd surface 3c4 R surface 4 Curran discharge port 5 Shower discharge port 10 Bathtub 11 Side wall ( Bathtub side wall)
11a Top surface A Rotating shaft S Washing area

Claims (2)

A faucet attached to the upper surface of the side wall of the bathtub adjacent to the washing area.
For the main body portion that mixes and discharges hot water and water fixed on the upper surface, a temperature control handle that is rotatably attached to the main body portion and adjusts the temperature of the discharged water, and the main body portion. It has an open / close handle that is rotatably attached to adjust the amount of discharged water.
The main body has a columnar shape having a first surface portion facing the washing place and a second surface portion facing the bathtub as side surfaces and a third surface portion as a bottom surface.
The temperature control handle and the opening / closing handle are connected to the third surface portion and are rotatable about a rotation shaft extending substantially parallel to the extending direction of the main body portion.
Between the temperature control handle and the first surface portion and between the temperature control handle and the second surface portion, the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the temperature control handle with respect to the main body portion and the temperature of the discharged water is established. The display is given to show
Between the opening / closing handle and the first surface portion and between the opening / closing handle and the second surface portion, a display indicating the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the opening / closing handle with respect to the main body portion and the amount of discharged water is displayed. The faucet that has been applied. In claim 1, the temperature control handle is attached to the third surface portion of one end portion in the extending direction of the main body portion, and the opening / closing handle is attached to the third surface portion of the other end portion in the extending direction of the main body portion. The faucet that is installed.

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